单项选择题
The most basic tool of the accountant
is the accounting equation. This equation presents the assets of the business
and the claims to those assets. Assets are economic resources of a business that
are expected to be of benefit in the future. Cash, office supplies, merchandise,
furniture, land and buildings are examples. Claims to those assets come from two
sources. Liability are outsider claims, which are economic obligations, debts payable to outsiders. These outside parties are called creditors. For example a creditor who has loaned money to a business has a claim—a legal right—to a part of the assets until the business pays the debt. "Insider claims" are called owners equity or capital. These are the claims held by the owners of the business. An owner has a claim to the entity’s assets because he or she has invested in the business. Owners’ equity is measured by subtracting liabilities from assets. |